Turkey and the Armenian atrocities : a reign of terror by Edwin Munsell Bliss
"Turkey and the Armenian atrocities" by Edwin Munsell Bliss is a historical account written in the late 19th century. It investigates the Armenian massacres under Ottoman rule by situating them in the empire’s geography, peoples, religions, and politics, and highlights missionary and Red Cross relief alongside appeals for international responsibility. The opening of this volume sets a fervent moral frame through Frances E. Willard’s introduction, which denounces Christian-world inaction amid Armenian martyrdoms,
praises Clara Barton’s Red Cross mission, and honors missionaries’ courage. Bliss’s preface then explains the book’s aim: not only to describe current atrocities but to trace their complex causes—social, religious, diplomatic, and personal—using a topical structure and drawing on prominent witnesses; it urges support and protection for missionaries and basic liberties. A detailed table of contents signals a sweeping treatment from Ottoman history and governance to the specific massacres and relief work. Early chapters sketch the empire’s terrain, climate, transport, and daily travel conditions; survey populations and languages (Turks, Kurds, Armenians, Greeks, Arabs, Jews, foreigners, and Levantines) and their multilingual milieu; outline Islam’s doctrines, traditions, reach, sects, and social effects alongside the Oriental churches; and begin a portrait of the Turks’ origins and traits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bliss, Edwin Munsell, 1848-1919 |
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| Author of introduction, etc. | Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898 |
| LoC No. | 05013152 |
| Title | Turkey and the Armenian atrocities : a reign of terror |
| Original Publication | Philadelphia: Hubbard publishing co, 1896. |
| Credits | Peter Becker, Seth Siefken and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia |
| Subject | Armenian question |
| Subject | Armenian massacres, 1894-1896 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77958 |
| Release Date | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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